§ 1-644. Collaborative law participation agreement; requirements.
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§ 1-644. Collaborative law participation agreement; requirements.
(a)A collaborative law participation agreement must meet all of the following requirements:
(1)Be in a record.
(2)Be signed by the parties and their collaborative lawyers.
(3)State the parties' intention to resolve a collaborative matter through a collaborative law process under this Article.
(4)Describe the nature and scope of the collaborative matter.
(5)Identify the collaborative lawyer who represents each party in the collaborative law process.
(6)Contain a statement by each collaborative lawyer confirming the collaborative lawyer's representation of a party in the collaborative law process.
(7)State that the collaborative lawyers are disqualified from representing their respective parties in a proceeding before a tribunal related to the collaborative matter, except as provided in G.S. 1-647, 1-649(c), 1-650, or 1-651.
(8)Provide an address for each party where any notice required under this Article may be sent.
(b)Parties may agree to include in a collaborative law participation agreement additional provisions not inconsistent with this Article. (2020-65, s. 1.)